How do multi-gamer families handle Backloggery?

[BoneSnapDeez]

Threads like this make me happy that my wife has no interest in gaming.

[Zing]

I feel Backloggery is not best used as a collection tool. It is for tracking games you plan to complete, and which of those you have actually completed. I see no reason to enter games that have neither attribute.

[Hazerd]

Threads like this make me happy that my wife has no interest in gaming.

That doesnt mean she wont take your stuff if you ever get divorced

I always cry inside when i see a woman take the man's sports/muscle car or collection of something cool in the divorce.

[o.pwuaioc]

I feel Backloggery is not best used as a collection tool. It is for tracking games you plan to complete, and which of those you have actually completed. I see no reason to enter games that have neither attribute.

This is what I do instead. Either games I'm currently playing or games I've beaten. I use RFGeneration for my collection, of which I input everything in the house, whether its hers (just a few games) or mine.

[Key-Glyph]

You're married. You guys both own it all and you have to own up to his bad game choices.

This made me laugh. "In sickness and in health; for richer or poorer; through good gaming choices and bad..."

This has been pretty interesting. I really appreciate everybody's input, because I hadn't looked at things in some of the same ways. I always looked at Backloggery as a way to compile everything I own without exceptions. I like seeing them all there, neatly categorized, adding truthfully to the statistics. Even if I know I won't get around to some of them for a while due to priorities, I operate under the assumption that I will get to everything eventually. I don't buy games unless I plan to use them, and I intend on trying out all of my husband's titles. They're as interesting to me as my own.

I'm going to keep my log the way it is because it fits my style, but I just did the math our of curiousity and I'm responsible for 66% of our collection.

[harper]

I always looked at Backloggery as a way to compile everything I own without exceptions. I like seeing them all there, neatly categorized, adding truthfully to the statistics. Even if I know I won't get around to some of them for a while due to priorities, I operate under the assumption that I will get to everything eventually.

True dat

[k.vlaros]

I'm in this situation and I keep a spreadsheet of just my games, and keep my game discs in a separate CD wallet from hers and keep my game cases in a different rubber box than hers. Actually, she gets the bookshelf to display and I like mine in a bin in the closet. Just makes things easier for decisions about trading in titles or for keeping track of % complete, etc. I'm seriously debating buying "myself" a copy of a game I bought her a few months ago. Just to be sure I have a mint copy if anything happens to hers - including her deciding to sell her copy. I'm not a relationship expert but to me there's a time and place for individual space. She is welcome to play any of my games, obviously... though I think the message is out there to not play frisbee with them.